The Towers of the Sunset - ISBN:0812519671

The Towers of the Sunset

Date: 23 May 2011, 15:00

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I consider this to be the best of Modesitt's works. It is not easy to get into--I suggest skipping the first three or so chapters the first time you read it--but once you delve in, you should be trapped by the travails of the protagonist, Creslin.
Perhaps the most distracting part of this book is that it's written in present tense. Some people simply cannot handle it, but I managed to disregard it after a couple of pages. It's well worth the effort, I promise.
The world here is not your typical fantasy setting. Creslin is a male in a female-dominated society, and in an ironic twist of the willful-princess-tale, flees an arranged marriage and manages to get into trouble on his own. He is wry and earnest, in some ways too young to handle the world--but it's watching him overcome those hurdles that makes this story so remarkable.
Modesitt thoroughly explores his characters. They have flaws, like all humans: Creslin can be insensitive; Megaera has a temper. Yet we can understand what they're going through and even though I didn't expect the dramatic acts a perfect hero would give us, what they do manage to accomplish is much more meaningful. Some may believe that a great deal of the story is meaningless wandering, but I was too fascinated by the process rather than the actual resolution. This is not a book you rush: it is a thoughtful piece of work.
His system of magic is based on order and chaos, and is eminently logical. These are not simple substitute-in synonyms for "good" and "evil", simplistic alignments which I've always had trouble swallowing. Much of what Creslin learns is the relationship between the two and the need for balance between them.
Short chapters might seem to ruin the flow, but instead I found them more helpful because they helped Modesitt cut straight to the meat of the scenes.
The writing itself I found quiet and smooth, well-suited for both description and action. I would've re-read it for that alone (but there was also the matter of *finally* understanding the first several chapters). And the end is simply gorgeous. I remained on the last page, letting my eyes scan in that final line over and over. But the beauty of it is that the last line would be meaningless without the entire preceding novel.

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